| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 23, 2003 | Race 6 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.185 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .39 second | Time of Race: 03:29:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4-6, 15-19, 21-28, 56-63, 69-73, 136-141, 150-153, 182-186, 200-204, 219-222, 227-240, | |||||||||
| 244-249, 257-262, 390-403, 407-411, 425-438, 473-481 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $162,790 |
| 2 | 37 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $118,870 |
| 3 | 12 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $126,558 |
| 4 | 34 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $103,475 |
| 5 | 15 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $71,120 |
| 6 | 16 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $110,795 |
| 7 | 27 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 151/5 | 499 | Running | $104,448 |
| 8 | 23 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 142/0 | 499 | Running | $82,570 |
| 9 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 148/10 | 499 | Running | $115,643 |
| 10 | 40 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 134/0 | 499 | Running | $86,615 |
| 11 | 26 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $63,245 |
| 12 | 7 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 132/5 | 498 | Running | $88,865 |
| 13 | 29 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 124/0 | 498 | Running | $99,807 |
| 14 | 4 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 126/5 | 498 | Running | $99,882 |
| 15 | 14 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 118/0 | 498 | Running | $84,815 |
| 16 | 8 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 115/0 | 498 | Running | $101,407 |
| 17 | 36 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 112/0 | 498 | Running | $89,527 |
| 18 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 109/0 | 497 | Running | $99,023 |
| 19 | 20 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 106/0 | 497 | Running | $90,630 |
| 20 | 21 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 103/0 | 497 | Running | $73,575 |
| 21 | 30 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 100/0 | 497 | Running | $97,565 |
| 22 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 97/0 | 496 | Running | $97,940 |
| 23 | 18 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 94/0 | 494 | Running | $72,045 |
| 24 | 33 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters Restaurants | 91/0 | 494 | Running | $62,515 |
| 25 | 28 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 88/0 | 488 | Running | $77,470 |
| 26 | 10 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 85/0 | 487 | Accident | $111,518 |
| 27 | 25 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 82/0 | 469 | Accident | $62,005 |
| 28 | 13 | #01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 79/0 | 456 | Running | $70,139 |
| 29 | 19 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 76/0 | 451 | Running | $95,368 |
| 30 | 35 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 73/0 | 446 | Running | $83,872 |
| 31 | 43 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 70/0 | 440 | Running | $96,168 |
| 32 | 39 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 67/0 | 423 | Running | $67,845 |
| 33 | 11 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 64/0 | 422 | Accident | $94,256 |
| 34 | 32 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 61/0 | 422 | Accident | $65,235 |
| 35 | 42 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero | 58/0 | 409 | Running | $57,190 |
| 36 | 38 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 55/0 | 397 | Running | $102,923 |
| 37 | 3 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-CALLATT | 52/0 | 385 | Accident | $57,410 |
| 38 | 31 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 49/0 | 371 | Running | $65,065 |
| 39 | 17 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 46/0 | 349 | Running | $83,086 |
| 40 | 41 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 43/0 | 342 | Accident | $56,965 |
| 41 | 6 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 40/0 | 310 | Running | $56,915 |
| 42 | 22 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 37/0 | 52 | Engine | $56,860 |
| 43 | 24 | #37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Friendly's Ice Cream | 34/0 | 31 | Engine | $56,178 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||